An unnamed woman said she was angered after receiving a letter from her children's school She admitted that she had found it difficult to keep up with payments for the meals, which work out at around £200 each month The woman's husband is working and so the family are not eligible for Universal Credit or free school meals Her story comes as a report revealed that more than 35,000 pupils in the North-East living below the poverty line do not qualify for free school meals Children's advocacy groups are calling for the government to extend free school meals to ensure no child goes hungry